{"id":10557,"date":"2014-04-08T09:24:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T15:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=10557"},"modified":"2014-04-08T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T15:24:15","slug":"killer-lampreys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=10557","title":{"rendered":"Killer Lampreys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Looking to get in on the campy \u201cSharknado\u201d phenomenon, Animal Planet has set its own horror film from The Asylum \u2014 the same people behind \u201cSharknado\u201d \u2014 called \u201cBlood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys,\u201d set to premiere this Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour scripted movie stars Shannen Doherty (\u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d), Christopher Lloyd (\u201cBack to the Future\u201d) and Jason Brooks (\u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d), who battle the lampreys \u2014 eel-like fish with huge teeth and funnel-shaped mouths \u2014 after they slide their way into the city\u2019s sewer system and start terrorizing the residents of a small Michigan town.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" id=\"attachment_4203515\" style=\"width: 280px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4203515\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/bloodlake2.jpg?w=300\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doherty in \u201cBlood Lake.\u201d<span class=\"credit\">Photo: Animal Planet<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brooks plays Mike, a fish and wildlife expert who moves to the town with his wife, Cate (Doherty), after being summoned by the town mayor, Akerman (Lloyd), to help deal with its attacking fish problem.<\/p>\n<p>(\u201cRiver Monsters\u201d star Jeremy Wade also makes a cameo.)<\/p>\n<p>But with these blood-suckers on the loose, the town\u2019s residents quickly learn that a casual dip in the pool or routine trip to the toilet can turn deadly as the lampreys hunt for their next victim.<\/p>\n<p>As the logline states, \u201cThere is absolutely nowhere to run, and no one is safe.\u201d Cue the green-screen effects and overly dramatic score.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlood Lake\u201d will premiere on Sunday, May 25 at 9 p.m. as part of the network\u2019s third annual \u201cMonster Week\u201d (actually nine days long) programming block.<\/p>\n<p>Other Monster Week specials include \u201cMan-Eating Zombie Cats\u201d \u2014 about big cats with a thirst for human blood \u2014 and a quest to find a giant crocodile tormenting a village in \u201cNature\u2019s Most Wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Looking to get in on the campy \u201cSharknado\u201d phenomenon, Animal Planet has set its own horror film from The Asylum \u2014 the same people behind \u201cSharknado\u201d \u2014 called \u201cBlood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys,\u201d set to premiere this Memorial Day weekend&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","mf2_syndication":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-b-movie-news","wpcat-1-id"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"thumbnail":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake-145x145.jpg",145,145,true],"medium":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"large":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"1536x1536":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"2048x2048":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"gridflex-1422w-autoh-image":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"gridflex-1074w-autoh-image":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",720,480,false],"gridflex-360w-300h-image":["http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bloodlake.jpg",360,240,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin1","author_link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. 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